'Aayeshah Radiyallahu 'Anha reports:
"Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam did not hit anything with his mubaarak hands, besides the time when he made jihaad in the Path of Allah. He did not hit a servant nor a women (wife, slave girl etc.)". (FR)
English reference (FR): Book 47, Hadith 331 (FR)
Arabic reference (FR): Book 48, Hadith 348 (FR)